HAILING from California, band Plague Vendor, will be heading out on a UK tour with a performance at Clwb Ifor Bach on April 17.

Time as a band breeds experience, yielding commitment to a cause and cementing a career path. This is something Plague Vendor has learned.

The foursome, who emerged from a practice space in Whittier, CA in 2009, started by playing endless live shows around Southern California, filling everywhere from backyard parties to clubs to festivals with their raucous, formidable music.

At the heart of every show, no matter the venue, was sincere energy and spirit, always resulting in a snarling, frenetic performance.

The shows stacked up, accumulating every year, and eventually birthed Plague Vendor’s 2014 debut album Free To Eat, a dark, thrashing collection that clocked in at less than 20 minutes.

Plague Vendor’s live show has shifted as they’ve developed these new songs, too. They’ve swapped out shock value for raw vulnerability onstage and the four musicians aim to create the most sound and the most intensity with the least possible utility and equipment.

Palpable tension comes from the sense that anything could happen, but mostly Plague Vendor is interested in simplicity and the sort of expressive nakedness that can come from stripping everything away.

New album Bloodsweat invokes its own name as it unfurls, its songs edged with a sense of danger and vulnerability. It’s the product of a band who have travelled far and whose travels have committed them even further to themselves.

For more details about the show or for tickets please visit clwb.net